Author Archives: Joel Martinsen

Choose your password wisely or it’ll cost you

A bank depositor has an overly simple PIN and is found at fault when someone else makes withdrawals.

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Belief in contemporary China

Li Xiangping blogs about the sociological implications of religious beliefs in contemporary China.

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Redefining the Great Wall

The Great Wall is a misleading English translation for 长城, writes Pei Yu in the China Youth Daily.

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New rules on dress and speech for teachers in Jiangsu

A dress code and a speech code are intended to protect teachers’ image, say authorities.

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Super Mario Bros super cover

Oriental Guardian reports on the important news of the day.

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Signs of a happy teacher’s day

City Evening News wishes teachers a happy holiday using sign language.

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Chinese horror films: It was all just a dream

Yang Jian explains why there aren’t any real horror films on the mainland, and why Hong Kong has backed away from real horror.

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Artists and their guides in the government

Zhao Dan writes for the People’s Daily in 1980 arguing against a strict censorship regime in the arts.

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Pigs in the cornfield

100 pigs that died of illness were hidden in a cornfield near Shenyang.

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Is there any genuine Maotai in Qingdao?

The City Sun investigates in the city, and then travels to the town of Maotai to get the full story.

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